(Paulding
County, GA) On Friday May 3, 2019 at approximately
8:47 AM Paulding Deputies and Hiram Police Officers
responded to the Home Depot in Hiram, Georgia (145
Depot Drive Hiram, Georgia 30141) reference a shooting
call that took place inside the store.

When
Deputies and Officers responded to the scene, they
quickly located the shooter and took him into custody
and secured the scene. At this point neither the
shooter nor the victim are being identified by
Detectives. The victim was subsequently taken to
an Atlanta area hospital with a gunshot wound to the
torso.

As soon as
they arrived, Detectives began speaking with the
witnesses, Home Depot employees, as well as the victim
and the shooter to try and determine what took
place. As a result of their investigation
Detectives learned that the incident began in the
Garden Center of the store. It was determined
that the victim and the shooter both knew each other
because they are neighbors and that they have had
disagreements in the past. They coincidently
happened to see each other at The Home Depot Friday
morning and that is when a verbal argument
began.

The verbal
argument escalated into a physical altercation which
led to the eventual shooter being physically
assaulted. As the confrontation escalated, they
entered the store. As a result of the
altercation and the fact that the shooter felt
threatened, he discharged his pistol striking the
victim in the torso. The victim was able to get
to the Customer Service Center to have someone call
911. Both the shooter and the victim stayed on
scene and have been cooperative with Detectives.
Thus far, Detectives have not filed any charges in
this case and the victim is considered to be in
critical condition.

It must be
noted that none of the parties involved worked at The
Home Depot and were only there shopping. This is
an open and active investigation and will continue
into the coming days. At this point, we do not
expect to have any updates before Monday May 6,
2019.

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May 2018 murder of infant girl (Paulding County, GA) On May 18, 2018 at
approximately 7:10 AM Paulding Deputies responded to 83
Bensinger Court Hiram, Georgia 30141 reference to an
unconscious 3 month old female juvenile. When Deputies
responded to the scene, they were told that the child had
issues with her heart from the time she was born.

The child was immediately transported to Wellstar Paulding
Hospital where she later passed away.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) conducted an
autopsy on the infant, which is typical in cases like these.
The GBI ultimately concluded that the infant died as a
result of blunt force trauma to the head. They further
stated that the blunt force in which caused the infant’s
death, was ruled non-accidental.

As soon as this incident occurred, Detectives with the
Crimes Against Children Unit of the Paulding County
Sheriff’s Office began working the case. This investigation
was conducted in conjunction with the GBI and took quite
some time due to the
nature of the case.

As a result of their extensive investigation, the following
individuals were arrested on April 18, 2019 in connection to
the death of the infant:

Jason Andrew Gromer W/M, 37 YOA
-Murder (F)
-Aggravated Battery (F)

Tanya Atkinson B/F, 26 YOA
-Murder (F)
-Aggravated Battery (F)

Atkinson is the biological mother of the infant and Gromer
is the “live-in” boyfriend and is not the biological father
of the child.

Atkinson has two other children who were both living in the
home at the time when the incident occurred; those children
have since been placed in the Department of Family and
Children Services (DFCS) custody.

Both Gromer and Atkinson are being held in the Paulding
County Jail without bond. Detectives encourage anyone who
might have information on this case to please contact them
at (770) 445-6105.

After the big game, I was watching CBS 46 and saw this report. Apparently a four-year old boy discovered one of his parents gun and discharged the gun shooting his six year old sister. This happened on Laurelcrest Lane in the Seven Hills area Monday late in the afternoon. The little girl is reported to be in critical condition.

I suspect folks will be hearing about this on the ATL morning shows.

UPDATE:

6 Year Old Girl Severely Wounded in Accidental Shooting

(Paulding County, GA) On Monday April 8, 2019 at approximately 5:47 PM, Paulding Deputies responded to 158 Laurelcrest Lane Dallas, GA 30132, which is in The Park at Cedarcrest subdivision, reference a child that had been shot. When Deputies arrived on scene they began rendering aid with other first responders to a 6 year old female juvenile that had a gunshot wound to the head. As soon as they were able, Fire and EMS personnel transported her to an Atlanta area hospital.

Once Detectives arrived on scene they began speaking with the mother of the children about what took place. Detectives were able to discover that the family was loading up in their vehicle to leave the home when the car would not start. The mother exited the vehicle to see if she could figure out what was wrong with the car and that is when she heard the shot.

Preliminarily, Detectives believe that the 4 year male sibling retrieved a handgun from the console of the vehicle and accidently discharged it striking his 6 year old sister in the head, critically wounding her. This incident took place inside the vehicle in the driveway of the home.

At this point, the 6 year old victim is in critical condition at an Atlanta area hospital. Thus far, no charges have been filed in this case.

(Paulding County, GA) On Friday March 8, 2019 at approximately 7:05 PM Deputies responded to 35 Legend Creek Way Douglasville, GA 30134 (Paulding County) reference a teenager that had been accidentally shot. Responders arrived on scene and attempted to resuscitate the victim, but he had already passed away.

According to Detectives, two teenagers were handling a .22 caliber rifle in a bedroom within the home. While the 14 year old juvenile was handling the rifle, he accidently discharged it, striking the 15 year old in the head. According to responders, the 15 year old passed away immediately on the scene. The 15 year old victim, who resided in Alabama, was a friend of the 14 year old.

The victim has been identified as Matthew Ryan Hubbard (W/M, 15 YOA) of Heflin, Alabama. At this point, no arrests have been made in the case and the investigation is ongoing. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab conducted the autopsy on Saturday.

Sheriff Gary Gulledge remarked, “This young man was taken from the world way too soon. Gun safety is everyone’s responsibility. Please remember to always keep guns and ammunition locked in a safe place and out of the reach of children. God bless all of the families involved in this tragic case.”

(Paulding County, GA) On February 2, 2019 at around
6:47 PM a 911 call was placed to Paulding E-911 reference a
person shot call at 99 Calm Waters Avenue, Hiram GA 30141.

Deputies arrived on scene within minutes of the call going
out and discovered an 18 year old male who had been shot in
the head and was in grave condition. Fire and EMS personnel
quickly arrived on scene and treated the victim while
Deputies began speaking with the witnesses to see what took
place in the home.

Shortly after arriving on scene, Deputies advised that they
were looking for a 15 year old black male juvenile who was
allegedly the shooter. After searching the area, Deputies
were able to locate and safely take the male juvenile
suspect into custody at Harris Bridge Overlook Apartments in
Dallas.

Deputies and Detectives were also able to recover the gun
from the incident.
The victim, who is identified as Kaileb Chance Ellison (B/M,
18 YOA) of Douglas County, died as a result of his injuries
on February 7, 2019 at an Atlanta area hospital. As a result
of the victim’s death and the severity of the incident,
authorities have decided to charge the 15 year old male
juvenile as an adult.

Since he is being charged as an adult, he can be publicly
identified as Seth William Wyatt (B/M, 15 YOA) of
Paulding County. Wyatt has been formally charged with the
following offenses:

-Malice Murder (F)

-Murder (F)

-Aggravated Assault (F)

-Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (F)

-Possession of a Pistol by a Minor (M)

-Altering a Serial Number on a Firearm (F)

-Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Act (2 counts)
(F)

Wyatt is being held without bond in a Metro-Atlanta area
youth detention center. Detectives want to encourage anyone
with any knowledge of this case to please call the Paulding
County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division at
(770) 443-3016.

One dead, another seriously injured in early
morning altercation on Mill Lane

At 3:56 AM on January 27, 2019, Paulding E-911 received a
911 call reference a shooting that had just occurred at 37
Mill Lane Dallas, GA 30157 (Powder Mill Subdivision).

While Deputies were enroute, an alert Trooper with the
Georgia State Patrol, who was monitoring the Paulding County
Sheriff’s Office radio channel, was in the area of the
entrance of Powder Mill Subdivision and Marietta Highway (GA
120 E). While in the area, the Trooper observed a dark in
color truck which was driving erratically. The truck then
failed to stop at the traffic signal at the aforementioned
intersection.

Not knowing whether the truck was fleeing the scene of the
shooting or an impaired driver, the Trooper performed a
traffic stop on the vehicle. The vehicle eventually stopped
in the entrance road to the Walmart (3615 Marietta Highway
Dallas, GA 30157). When the vehicle stopped, a black male
subject fell out of the vehicle and was bleeding severely.

The Trooper applied pressure to the wound and called for
Fire/EMS personnel to assist with the scene. It was later
determined that the male had been stabbed during an
altercation at 37 Mill Lane.

The stabbing victim was identified as Jeremy Dawan
Weatherspoon (B/M, 27 YOA). Weatherspoon was immediately
transported to an Atlanta area hospital where he is
considered to be in serious condition. Other Deputies
responded to the actual scene of the shooting. When they
arrived on Mill Lane they discovered a white male who was
deceased as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.

The deceased male was identified as Chad Thomas Boltz (W/M,
25 YOA). Detectives with the Criminal Investigations
Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and Agents
with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are actively
working this case in order to figure out what took place at
37 Mill Lane.

Thus far, Detectives and Agents know that there was some
type of altercation at the residence and Weatherspoon was
stabbed and Boltz was fatally shot.

Detectives and Agents are actively interviewing witnesses
that were at the residence in order to determine what took
place at the home early Sunday morning and why it occurred.
At this time, Detectives and Agents do not believe there are
any other suspects and that Weatherspoon and Boltz were the
only two individuals who were involved in the altercation.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with any
information into this incident is urged to contact the
Criminal Investigations Division of the Paulding County
Sheriff’s Office at (770) 443-3015.